ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – VB.NET – WPF UI Example

ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – VB.NET – WPF UI Example

Application.xaml.vb

Class Application

    ' Application-level events, such as Startup, Exit, and DispatcherUnhandledException
    ' can be handled in this file.

End Class

MainWindow.xaml.vb

Imports System.Text
Imports Bytescout.BarCodeReader

Class MainWindow

    ' Select image file
    Private Sub btnBrowse_Click(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles btnBrowse.Click

        Dim dlg = New Microsoft.Win32.OpenFileDialog
        dlg.Filter = "Supported formats (*.bmp;*.gif;*.tif;*.png;*.jpg;*.pdf)|*.bmp;*.gif;*.tif;*.tiff;*.png;*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.pdf|All Files|*.*"

        If dlg.ShowDialog() = True Then

            tbFileName.Text = dlg.FileName
            tbFoundBarcodes.Text = ""
            imageContainer.Source = Nothing

            Try
                Dim bitmapImage = New BitmapImage()
                bitmapImage.BeginInit()
                bitmapImage.UriSource = New Uri(dlg.FileName, UriKind.Absolute)
                bitmapImage.EndInit()

                imageContainer.Source = bitmapImage

            Catch ex As Exception
            End Try

        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnDecode_Click(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles btnDecode.Click

        ' Create barcode reader instance
        Dim reader = New Reader()
        reader.RegistrationName = "demo"
        reader.RegistrationKey = "demo"

        ' Specify barcode types to find
        reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.All = True
        ' Select specific barcode types to speed up the decoding process and avoid false positives.

        ' Show wait cursor
        Mouse.OverrideCursor = Cursors.Wait

        Try
            '  Search for barcodes
            reader.ReadFrom(tbFileName.Text)
        Finally
            Mouse.OverrideCursor = Nothing
        End Try

        ' Display found barcode inforamtion:

        Dim stringBuilder = New StringBuilder()

        For i As Integer = 0 To reader.FoundBarcodes.Length - 1
            Dim barcode = reader.FoundBarcodes(i)
            stringBuilder.AppendFormat("{0}) Type: {1}; Value: {2}.\r\n", i + 1, barcode.Type, barcode.Value)
        Next

        tbFoundBarcodes.Text = stringBuilder.ToString()

    End Sub

End Class

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